MoDOT conducting traffic safety survey

New stripes and low-tech reminders to stay in one lane are just two safety features added to many Missouri roads. Now MoDOT wants to know if drivers have noticed.

To get feedback, the state has launched an online survey asking drivers' opinions.

According to Brian Chandler, traffic safety engineer for MoDOT, the survey is just one small part of a larger study on whether the changes have truly made roads safer.

The Smooth Roads Initiative of 2005-06 added brighter white stripes to some roads and innovative rumble strips and other ways to help drivers see lanes and medians.

"The bulk of the study is, what have been the safety benefits? How have we prevented severe crashes by doing this work for this project?" he said.

Midwest Research Institute is examining accident data as well as conducting the survey. The entire study will cost the state $50,000, Chandler said.

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